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Cultural Heritage, Ethics and Contemporary Migrations breaks new
ground in our understanding of the challenges faced by heritage
practitioners and researchers in the contemporary world of mass
migration, where people encounter new cultural heritage and
relocate their own. It focuses particularly on issues affecting
archaeological heritage sites and artefacts, which help determine
and maintain social identity, a role problematised when populations
are in flux. This diverse and authoritative collection brings
together international specialists to discuss socio-political and
ethical implications for the management of archaeological heritage
in global society. With contributions by authors from a range of
disciplinary backgrounds, including archaeologists, philosophers,
cultural historians and custodians of cultural heritage, the volume
explores a rich mix of contrasting, yet complementary, viewpoints
and approaches. Among the topics discussed are the relations
between culture and identity; the potentialities of museums and
monuments to support or subvert a people's sense of who they are;
and how cultural heritage has been used to bring together
communities containing people of different origins and traditions,
yet without erasing or blurring their distinctive cultural
features. Cultural Heritage, Ethics and Contemporary Migrations is
a crucial text for archaeologists, curators, policymakers and
others working in the heritage field, as well as for philosophers,
political scientists and other readers interested in the links
between immigration and cultural heritage.
Cultural Heritage, Ethics and Contemporary Migrations breaks new
ground in our understanding of the challenges faced by heritage
practitioners and researchers in the contemporary world of mass
migration, where people encounter new cultural heritage and
relocate their own. It focuses particularly on issues affecting
archaeological heritage sites and artefacts, which help determine
and maintain social identity, a role problematised when populations
are in flux. This diverse and authoritative collection brings
together international specialists to discuss socio-political and
ethical implications for the management of archaeological heritage
in global society. With contributions by authors from a range of
disciplinary backgrounds, including archaeologists, philosophers,
cultural historians and custodians of cultural heritage, the volume
explores a rich mix of contrasting, yet complementary, viewpoints
and approaches. Among the topics discussed are the relations
between culture and identity; the potentialities of museums and
monuments to support or subvert a people's sense of who they are;
and how cultural heritage has been used to bring together
communities containing people of different origins and traditions,
yet without erasing or blurring their distinctive cultural
features. Cultural Heritage, Ethics and Contemporary Migrations is
a crucial text for archaeologists, curators, policymakers and
others working in the heritage field, as well as for philosophers,
political scientists and other readers interested in the links
between immigration and cultural heritage.
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